Casual Conversation loaf • 3 months ago • 88%

I got this wonderful little monster from a shelter 6 years ago. She was a crazy, unruly spazz as a puppy. She pooped inside one of my shoes once. Destroyed a recliner (it was barely recognizable as a chair when she finished). But I can honestly say that she’s the best damned dog I’ve ever had. When I tell her “I love you,” she barks three times, every time. Anyway, that’s it. That’s the post.

Fediverse loaf • 1 year ago • 100%

I’m currently using Memmy for Lemmy, Mammoth and Ice Cubes for Mastodon, and the official Pixelfed beta. Also using Insporation* for Diaspora, but I wonder if the devs have abandoned it. Wish there was a dedicated Friendica app as well. What are you guys using primarily? I wouldn’t mind branching out a bit.

iOS Beta loaf • 1 year ago • 83%

I’m not really sure why this doesn’t appear to have a settings toggle, but every time an image is sent in iMessage, *some* location is sent, whether it’s yours or location data from the image itself. I’m assuming it’s the original location of the photo taken, but I’m not sure. I tested it by sending an image to myself (which was surprisingly difficult in iOS 17), and there was no data attached, but it was an image downloaded from Imgur.

Stoned Rants loaf • 1 year ago • 100%

This is truly an aspect of humanity that I can’t fully grasp. I understand stereotypes and, to a degree, why they exist (this is just a personal rant or I’d elaborate). But as far as humans making personal choices that don’t have any bearing on the existence of others, and the judgment they receive for them, I just… don’t. For instance, if someone is gay/straight/trans, in what way does that affect people who seemingly dislike them? I can’t understand why it invokes such negativity in some. It doesn’t have any impact on their lives personally, so why be bothered by it? Racism is another thing. How can someone judge an entire group based on a singular bad example? I’m not really **trying** to understand the motivations of people who judge; I’m more just confounded by the entire thing. We have such little time here, and we seem to always find reasons to hate. And to what end? How does this help **us** by constantly dwelling on what we perceive to be “bad” or “wrong”? I don’t know. I feel like a major part of the problem is media constantly putting us against each other. Whatever. Kill your tv or something.

trees loaf • 1 year ago • 93%

Indica or sativa? I prefer indica. Never triggers panic, makes me happy and relaxed.

Stoned Rants loaf • 1 year ago • 100%

Specifically, Data. I think my dog is smarter than I am.

Stoned Rants loaf • 1 year ago • 100%

I’ll try to keep this short (haha good luck), but one thing I’ve noticed is a human tendency towards either looking *at* the negative aspects of the world/life and fixating on them, making them our primary focus, or looking *for* negatives. I wonder sometimes if those who look at the world through a negative lens are actively looking for “a good fight” to give them purpose, or if maybe they can’t avoid seeing it. Granted, the world is a fucked up place. But truth be told, it always has been, and so long as humans inhabit it, it will continue to be that way. But it’s our immediate “world” that seems to catch the mess from it, at times. I remember reading a psych study that demonstrated the differences in two couples: one that acted “normally” (getting home from work, complaining about their day, etc.), and another that made a conscious effort to strip that away and look at the positives in their lives. After a while, the former couple had all of the issues one would expect to encounter, while the latter fared much better, even to the point of becoming closer and much happier. TL;DR - It’s hard, but I think consciously making an effort to appreciate the small things in life that make you happy can have some pretty amazing long-term benefits. I’ve recently been doing this, and feel less weighed down by things. [Article discussing this much better than i can. ](https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_neuroscience_of_happiness)

Memmy - An iOS client for Lemmy loaf • 1 year ago • 100%

So I’ve noticed that, in most cases, if you sort by “Top: Last 6 hours,” a lot of posts (obviously) won’t show up. This is mainly true for threads that don’t have many comments, updoots, or both. Could we maybe have an option to select “All”? Some of the smaller posts may be completely overlooked. If I’m missing the option and it’s already available, feel free to nuke this post from orbit.

Stoned Rants loaf • 1 year ago • 100%

I think people put *entirely* too much emphasis on the type of job someone has/how much they make, and not enough on whether or not what a person does makes them happy. There’s almost this sick obsession in the west with work. Case in point: I’m a musician. As a job. Do I make a ton of money? Fuck no. On some tours, I’m lucky to break even and pay bills. But the fact that I’m enjoying my life means more to me than the amount I’m bringing in. I **still** get side-eyed every time I mention what I do for a living to others. Sometimes people ask, “Oh, but what do you do *for a living*, as if being able to survive while concurrently being happy isn’t “enough of a job.” Fuck that. Do what makes you happy. Time is the only “currency” we spend that has any value, and that we can’t get back.

Stoned Rants loaf • 1 year ago • 100%

Clearly, this is a mildly directionless community, but I wanted a place to post things that didn’t fit into other communities.

iOS Beta loaf • 1 year ago • 100%

Most likely the security fix that was issued recently for 16, which explains the small size. So far, the only fix I’ve noticed has been the accessibility option to use personal voice (the keyboard initially covered the prompt, now it’s back to normal).

Memmy - An iOS client for Lemmy loaf • 1 year ago • 90%

It’s been so awesome watching this whole thing come together (and so quickly). Thanks for all the hard work that’s been put into this project, and for creating such a great app! (Note: I’m running the beta, which is why the pic shows it isn’t downloaded.)

iOS Beta loaf • 1 year ago • 100%

[LANK](https://apple.news/AwwW7PsKeTKqY4LQAso2oDw)

Noticed the community is kind of quiet, so I figured I would ask those who are beta testing iOS 17: how has it been on your device? For me (iPhone 13 Pro Max), battery has been meh, but some of the new iMessage tweaks are nice. Really was hoping for more interactive widgets, and a redesigned Control Center, but overall it isn’t bad.